FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 96.5% in September

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (BATS:FHDG) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 33,480 shares, a growth of 96.5% from the September 15th total of 17,042 shares. Currently, 5.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,016 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.7 days.

FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF Stock Performance

BATS FHDG opened at $37.40 on Friday. FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF has a 52 week low of $32.77 and a 52 week high of $37.64. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $37.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. RFG Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 246,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,337,000 after purchasing an additional 25,496 shares during the period. Bullseye Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $5,668,000. Sage Capital Advisors llc raised its holdings in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Sage Capital Advisors llc now owns 71,226 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,651,000 after acquiring an additional 890 shares during the period. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF in the second quarter valued at $242,000. Finally, Quad Cities Investment Group LLC acquired a new stake in FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $213,000.

About FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF

The FT Vest U.S. Equity Quarterly Dynamic Buffer ETF (FHDG) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in large cap equity. The fund aims to deliver returns that match the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust price performance up to a set upside cap, while providing a dynamic buffer of 5% or 7.5% against losses over a three-month period. The fund employs FLEX options to implement this strategy and resets its cap and buffer each quarter FHDG was launched on Nov 15, 2024 and is issued by First Trust.